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  Re: Lord of the One Remote
 
(...) $1000 for a remote? My brain just threw a rod! That's more than my DVD player, receiver, and speakers combined! Of course I have lower budget devices, but that isn't the point. It would be nice, though, to be able to switch from watching cable (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Lord of the One Remote
 
(...) Ehh, funny thing. Marantz = Philips. The remote I got was only $149. It does all the stuff I want. I could have spent about 250 and bought the cooler one with the touch screen, but I decided to forego the keen factor and just go for function. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Lord of the One Remote
 
(...) Touchscreens *suck* for remote controls. The tactile feedback of good old regular buttons is really important. I personally am really happy with my X10 learning remote (URL). Unfortunately, it only has memory for a few dozen programmed keys, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Lord of the One Remote
 
(...) I don't have this problem. When I switch from TV to DVD, I gotta get up and walk over to put a DVD in the machine anyhow. So I just hit all the buttons while I'm there... -JDF [Now, if that Marantz 1200 has a robotic DVD changerator, I am _so_ (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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